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Die Hard 2 (1990) -- John McClane is forced to battle mercenaries who seize control of an airport's communications and threaten to cause plane crashes if their demands are not met.
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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Walter Wager (novel)
Steven E. de Souza (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
4 July 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
Die Harder. more
Plot:
John McClane is forced to battle mercenaries who seize control of an airport's communications and threaten to cause plane crashes if their demands are not met. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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(43 articles)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Die Hard 2: Die Harder (Philippines: English title) (UK) (promotional title) (USA) (video box title)
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Runtime:
124 min
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (cut) (video premiere) | Finland:K-15 (DVD version) | UK:15 (video rating) (1991) | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:14 | Philippines:R-18 | South Africa:13V | Canada:13+ (Régie du Cinéma Québec) | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (re-rating) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (original rating) (cut) | UK:15 (video rating) (cut) (1990) | UK:18 (video rating) (uncut) (1992) | USA:R
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Trivia:
Renny Harlin edited this film and The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990) at the same time because of the relatively short post-production period for both films. The films were then released one month apart. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Marvin is explaining to McClane where the annex skywalk is, he circles the location with his right hand, but the close-up shows a left hand (with the arm wearing McClane's sweater). more
Quotes:
[after McClane is locked inside the airplane cockpit]
Col. Stuart: McClane? I assume it's you, McClane. You're quite a little soldier. You can consider this a military funeral.
[his troops open fire on the cockpit]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in 7 vírgenes (2005) more
Soundtrack:
CAROL OF THE BELLS more

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14 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Tries Hard..., 28 June 2007
7/10
Author: Frank Markland from United States

Bruce Willis returns as John McClane who this time faces off against mercenaries who have taken over an airport and are threatening to have all the plane crashes, McClane's wife Holly(Bonnie Bedelia) is on one such plane and so it's McClane back in action as he ponders how the same thing can happen to the same guy twice. Die Hard 2 to tell you the truth was a mixed bag. On one hand it had lots of action and a brutal edge to the action but also lacks the suspense of the first. In either case though Die Hard 2 is not bad as sequels go. Indeed even though it's directed by Renny Harlin, Die Hard 2 works in-spite of itself. The only flaw is that the movie is feels too much like a carbon copy of the first film only with a bigger is better approach to the stunts. That being said this is a minor flaw to behold and one really doesn't understand the mixed reaction to this film, when the movie is overall very entertaining.

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